How to Name the Files on Your Computer

Never again lose a document to the nameless void

Photo by Eric Muhr on Unsplash

Untitled files are not your friend. Develop a file naming protocol + use it consistently = a happy digital life.

Learn to enter the date automatically. Leave it off if it isn’t relevant.

Note how dates appear chronologically in an alphabeticized list when written in this order. Nice and tidy, easy to browse visually, and to search for digitally.

A visually tidy list of expenses. Screenshot by Author.

If this seems like a waste of time, just think how frustrating not being able to find a missing file will be when you really need it! Spend the time now, save time later.

Use Neofinder to catalog your files—it’s free for the first ten catalogs.